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Psalms 5:1 open_in_new
Title.. Psalm. See App-65.
Give ear... Consider...
LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
meditation. Connecting this Psalm with Psalms 1:2; Psalms 2:1.
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Psalms 5:2 open_in_new
Hearken. Figure of speech Synonymia. App-6.
voice. The voice marks the tone of any cry. First occurrence here.
my cry. Connecting this Psalm with Psalms 3:4.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
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Psalms 5:3 open_in_new
direct. set in order (as the wood on the altar). Compare Genesis 22:9; Exodus 40:4; Exodus 40:23.
look up. look out, or watch for [an answer].
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Psalms 5:4 open_in_new
wickedness. lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
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Psalms 5:5 open_in_new
foolish. boasters.
iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44.
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Psalms 5:6 open_in_new
leasing. falsehood. See note on Psalms 4:2.
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Psalms 5:7 open_in_new
as for me. Compare Psalms 17:15; Psalms 26:11; Psalms 35:13; Psalms 41:12; Psalms 55:16; Psalms 69:13; Psalms 73:2.
multitude. abundance.
mercy. lovingkindness, or grace.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
temple. Hebrew. heykal = palace: i.e. heaven itself, which was the pattern for the earthly "house" or tent, as being the dwelling-place of Jehovah. Hence it is used of the Tabernacle (1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 3:3). Compare Psalms 11:4; Psalms 18:6.
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Psalms 5:8 open_in_new
Thy way: not mine.
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Psalms 5:9 open_in_new
faithfulness. steadfastness, or stability.
their. his. Referring to the man of Psalms 5:6.
Their. Three times repeated; refers to the "foolish" and "workers" of Psalms 5:6.
tongue. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for what is spoken by it.
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Psalms 5:10 open_in_new
Destroy Thou them. Deal with them as guilty.
by their own counsels. Answered in Ahithophel (2 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 17:14; 2 Samuel 17:23).. prayer suited for the dispensation in which David lived. See App-63.
transgressions. Hebrew. pasha'. App-44.
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Psalms 5:11 open_in_new
put their trust. flee for refuge to. Hebrew. hasah. See App-69.
defendest. coverest.
Thy name. Thee Thyself. "Name" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for the person and character: i.e. all that the name implies and includes.
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Psalms 5:12 open_in_new
bless the righteous. bless the justified one. Compare Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:12; Psalms 3:8.
favour. This is the "shield". In His favour is "life" (Psalms 30:5); "preservation" (Psalms 86:2, margin); "security" (Psalms 41:11); "mercy "(Isaiah 60:10). Hence the prayer of Psalms 106:4.
as. Figure of speech Simile. App-6.
a shield. Hebrew. zinnah,. shield of the largest size. See 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:41. "Only here, Psalms 35:2 (buckler), and Psalms 91:4 in the Psalms. In other Psalms it is magen, smaller both in size and weight (compare 1 Kings 10:17; 2 Chronicles 9:16). The shield is the "favour" of Jehovah mentioned above.